Class Discusion

Ethiopias government fell. Why they left.
Jaun Dua Panther and Daniel. Names of the guys in the movie.
Kakuma is the refugee camp and it means nowhere.
Jaun was reunited with is mother and sister after being seperated from their family for 17 years.
Why did they have to leave sudan? The civil war and the Muslims were on the North and Christians on the South.
What was sudan like before the war? They had enough to eat, it was peaceful, and the had cattle.
Jaun went to Syracus NY and panther and daniel were in Pittsburg.
Jaun created a medical clinic, Panther got married made a school.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we finished watching to the movie " The Lost Boys of Sudan". At the end of the movies, one of the lost boys were reunited with his family after being seperated from each other for 17, long, terribly years.

Class Discusion

Today we watched some of the movie, " The lost boys of Sudan" and we saw the part of the movie where they were in American and dey didnt know how to work any of the thiings in their appartmetn. They said that they like America but the people are not friendly at all and that the think they lived in the jungle besides houses. We stopped when they were getting familiar with America and will continue monday.

Questions

1. The boys had to leave Sudan because of a civil war.
2. They couldn't stay in Sudan because the government was sending troops to kill all the boys in southern Sudan.
3. Life in the refugee camp was better thab it was in southern Sudan when the civil war started because they were learning, playing, dancing, and making new friends and family. They didn't eat every day because of the limited suply of food. They were seperated from there famillies.
 

• They traveled about 1000 miles for the people who survived.

Class Discusion

Yesturday we watched a movie called "God Grew Tired of Us", and it was a very sad and happy story. Thousands of boys from Sudan have to leave because of the war and traveled thousands of miles. Many of the boys died and reduce the amount of them. After many years of staying in an organized camp, Some of the boys/ now men, were able to leave the country and move to America.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we discussed our quizes we took last week. I did well on the quiz, I got an 80. I have to do better at reading the charts that were on the back of the quiz. But over-all, I did very well.

Personal Migration Paper

Part 1:

The two places I would move to:

v  California

v  Florida

Why I would want to move to these two states:

                California:

v   California has a wonderful climate.

v  There are great business opportunities there such as; construction, Hollywood, Entertainment, etc.

v  A popular entertainment facility known as Hollywood. I am a very talented person and I can act also. Therefor California is a great place for me to start an acting career.

v  California is a place where you can have fun with friends or just by yourself.

v  It has a wonderful capital which is Sacramento.

v  California has been around for a while. It was founded in 1542.

v  Their largest city is Los Angeles. The L.A Lakers are from Los Angeles and I enjoy watching them play because of their coaching style and best player, Kobe Bryant.

Florida:

v  Florida also has a wonderful climate as well.

v  It is a place where you can have fun with friends, family, or just yourself because of its wonderful entertainment location such as, Disney World.

v  Great business opportunities.

v  It is also a place with a great basketball team and I wouldn’t mind playing in Orlando because of its great basketball facilities.

v  A well-known state that was founded in 1513 by Ponce de Leon.

v  Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.

v  They have a wonderful motto. “ In God we trust”

v  Their largest city is Jacksonville, which is known for their great football team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

v  The cost of living is cheap.

Why I chose these locations:

                I chose these locations because Florida and California are two popular states in America. I like both states because of the warm climates, great business opportunities, and it is a place where I know I can have fun and enjoy life.

What would be the downside for moving to these states?

California:

The downside for moving to California would be earthquakes and seasonal disasters. California is a state known for their terrible earthquakes and they can be very dangerous at times. It may affect my personal life and business opportunities too. The weather might affect many people because it may get very hot during the day. California is a very large city and traffic might get really hectic at times and may not work for you. Some people might struggle with the pressure of looking good and being surrounded by celebrities in California. Criminal gang activity has a major effect on the state of California. California is also suffering from high taxes.

                Florida:

If I move to Florida the downside would be hurricanes. Hurricanes can be very life-threating and may affect activities that I am involved in. Another downside is travel. In the state of Florida, you must have a car because facilities are spread out to far to catch the bus without waiting an hour. Major universities and attractions of certain cities in Florida, are lacking transportation from one place to the next.

What would be the advantages by moving to these states?

                The advantages I would have by moving to one of these two states is great weather, job opportunities, a place for fun, and a place where you could raise kids because of the exciting facilities. The living in these two states is very cheap, and the people are very friendly.

                Part 2:

My family originated from America. We have not found any information that we were born in another country.  My parents LaTonya and Rod Stokes were born in Baltimore, MD on the east side of town. My grandmother, Sallie E. Macklin on my mother’s side was born in Rockingham, NC and my grandfather, Belford Macklin on my mother’s side was born in Baltimore, MD. My grandparents, Vicki and Herman Stokes on my father’s side were born in Baltimore, MD too. The great grandparent’s, Alice and Thomas Johnson on my mother’s side were born in North Carolina too. The great grandparent’s, Gussie and Johnny Dingle on my father mother’s side were born in Sumter, SC.  My great grandmother’s mother on my mother’s side was born in NC. and the other was born in Accomack, VA. My great grandmother’s mother on my father’s side was born in SC too. This is an exciting project and my parents and I will continue to research to see if we can find any families that was born in another country.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we took a pop quiz on terms that we have been talking about for a few days. I believe that I passed the quiz because I was very prepared and I had all the information in my blog that I needed for the quiz.

Class Discusion

Today in class we talked about the life expectancies, dealth expectancies, birth rates, etc. on certain countries we had to look up.

Population Studies

1. Life expectations- the expected number of year of life remaining of a ceertain age.

• Japan-

  male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 years (2010 est.)

  male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 years (2010 est.)

   male= 78.8 years, female=85.62 years
• France-male=77.79 France- males= 77.79years, femal=84.33 years
• Kenya-male=57.49 years, female=58.24
• Cuba-male=75.19 years, female=79.85
• United States- male= 75.65 years, females= 80.69 years
• Afghanistan- male= 44.19 years, female = 44.61

Crude Birthrate- the # of births at a time divided by the total population

• Japan- 7.64/1000
• Kenya- 36.64/1000
• Ethiopia- 43.66/1000
• United States- 13.83/1000
• Germany-  8.18/1000

Crude death rate- the # of people dying per 1000 at a time

• Afghanistan- 17.83/1000
• Kenya- 9.72/1000
• United States- 8.38/1000
• Japan- 9.54/1000
• Mexico- 4.8/1000

RNI- the increase of growth rates in a given country

TER- the number of children that would be born to a women over her liftime

• Niger- 7.68 chbw
• Afghanistan- 5.5 chbw
• Japan- 1.2 chbw
• United States- 2.06 chbw
• Germany- 1.42 chbw

Net Migration rate-  the difference between the immagrants and the emigrants of an area

• Mexico- -3.61
• United States- 4.32
• United Emirates- 22.98
• Argentina- 0
• Suadi Arabia- -7.6
• Uganda- -8.83

Class Discusion

Today in class my class reviewed the test we took last week. I thought that i completly flunked that test but i actually did OK on it... It was not the best score I wanted but I know i will be even more prepared for our next quiz or test.